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Where does “dulleth” come from?

dulleth (English) comes from English dull, from Middle English dull, from Old English dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dulleth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “dulleth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdullLacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp;...
2Middle Englishdull—
3Old Englishdolfoolish
4Proto-West Germanic*dol—
5Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →